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The trial began as Reverend's daughter got ill from unknown reasons and the girls were accused of witchery; “The girls contorted into grotesque poses, fell down into frozen
postures...". People began accusing others and personally revenged others. By the time the trial was over which was late 1692, there were two hundred sent to jail and nineteen hanged.

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The Puritans came to America from England and settled at Salem, Massachusetts because of the disagreement between Church of England and practice religious freedom. They later start witch hysteria which causes a startling incidents. They were a large group that by the 1640s, there were 10,000 Puritan colonists in America.

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Theocracy is government ruled by someone who has religious authority. In Salem witch trials were entirely dependent on the religious officials' decision. Since it was not secular and the clergy was given too much authority, it imposed too much power over individuals causing a greater conflict.

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The hysteria began in Salem because of list of factors...

1. Strong belief in Satan

2. Teenage boredom

3. Confession of the charges

Such factors affected the community to be assured that witch existed and must be rid of it. However, as vengeance and accusations got bigger and bigger, there were numerous people being accused including a credited and well-respected individuals in the Salem community.

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Arthur Miller is a renowned playwright. He traveled to Salem, Massachusetts and from a thorough research of the Salem and its Witch hunting, Miller writes The Crucible. A book about witch hunting that took place during 1960s among Puritans. The book is an allegory that compares McCarthyism, a accusation of Communist, to the Salem Witch Trials.

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The Witch hunt in Salem began because of Puritan's religious beliefs and the religious authority. It led to witch hysteria and the number of accusation skyrocketed which ended up two hundred sent to jail and nineteen hanged. It is impressive how people blame others on their misfortunes rather than accepting it.